In the pharmaceutical industry, granulation is a key processing step in the production of many solid dosage drugs (OSD).

Given the importance of granulation in the production of oral solid dosage forms, this seminar will focus on different granulation processes in detail. The two-day seminar will be held at the ShinEtsu PFMD Lab in WIesbaden, and will include presentations and practical demonstrations of various technologies.

A new Alexanderwerk customer was previously using a local machine that needed 5 cycles to achieve the required 60-65% granules for their process. Each cycle only yielded 10-15% granules. The remaining product needed to then be sifted and recycled back for re-compaction, which resulted in a large amount of dusting in the process room.

From January 9 through January 11, 2018, the seminar “The Manufacturing Process and Troubleshooting” took place at the TechCeuticals Lab in Cleveland OH. For the first time, Albin Friedrich (National Sales Manager USA) and Dr. Alexander Schmidt (CEO) assisted Michael Tousey of TechCeuticals in the education of Dry Granulation technology as used in tablet manufacturing. Albin Friedrich was also able to give detailed insights into the theory of dry granulation and a hands on demonstration using the Alexanderwerk WP120 roller compactor currently available at the TechCeuticals development center.